Editing Perry Park, Colorado

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Colorado, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Perry Park, Colorado
|settlement_type        = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline          = Perry Park (Colorado).JPG
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|image_caption          = Parry Park and the Rampart Range.
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|map_caption            = Location of the Perry Park CDP in [[Douglas County, Colorado]]
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|pushpin_label          = Perry Park
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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location of the Perry Park CDP in the United States
|subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name       = {{flag|United States}}
|subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1      = {{flag|Colorado}}
|subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]]
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|government_type        = [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
|unit_pref              = [[Imperial units|Imperial]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=CO_CDP_2020>{{cite web|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/bvp20/tigerweb_bvp20_cdp_2020_co.html|title=State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 22.240
|area_land_km2          = 22.149
|area_water_km2         =  0.091
|population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Perry_Park_CDP,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0858592 |title=Perry Park CDP, Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 17, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_total       = 1,932
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|timezone               = [[Mountain Standard Time|MST]]
|utc_offset             = -7
|timezone_DST           = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
|utc_offset_DST         = -6
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|elevation_ft           = 6493
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|postal_code            = [[Larkspur, Colorado|Larkspur]] 80118
|area_codes             = [[Area codes 303 and 720|303 & 720]]
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'''Perry Park''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and a [[Census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]] located in [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. The CDP is a part of the [[Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population of the Perry Park CDP was 1,932 at the [[United States Census 2020]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> The Perry Park Metropolitan District and the Perry Park Water & Sanitation District provide services. The [[Larkspur, Colorado|Larkspur]] [[post office]] ([[Zip Code]] 80118) serves the area.<ref name=ZIPcode/>

==History==
[[File:Valley of Bagdad, Perry Park, Colorado.png|thumb|left|240px|Rock formations, then named as the Valley of Bagdad, in Perry Park, c. 1880s]]
The Perry Park area was originally inhabited by the [[Ute people|Ute]], [[Kiowa]], [[Arapaho]] and [[Cheyenne]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes. It was not settled by American immigrants until the 1858 [[Pike's Peak Gold Rush]] near present-day Colorado Springs.  Then ranchers such as Ben Quick and George Ratcliffe began settling in the area.  In 1870 John D. Perry, president of the [[Kansas Pacific Railroad]], visited Colorado and purchased the {{Convert|4000|acre|km2|adj=on}} "Pleasant Park" that would eventually be named Perry Park.  Mr. Perry's son, Charles, became a permanent resident of the ranch and raised short-horn cattle in the area until his death in 1876.  Charles Perry died as a result of being kicked by a horse on the ranch.  In 1888 John Perry, along with a number of other investors created the Red Stone Town, Land, & Mining Company which attempted to turn Pleasant Park into a resort destination.  A dam was constructed, creating [[Lake Wauconda]].  A large hotel was built southwest of the lake.

One of the investors, Charles Roberts, built one of the only homes in the new development along the shores of Lake Wauconda (even though the entire area surrounding the lake was platted for home development).  The Roberts home—the Manor House—is now the clubhouse for Perry Park Country Club.

Attempts to extend the railroad running through [[Larkspur, Colorado|Larkspur]] directly into the park failed and the resort failed to prosper.  Land deed problems contributed to the failure of the resort since many parcels of land could not be legally traced to the owners.  The ranch changed hands many times in the early to mid-1900s.  The hotel was eventually destroyed by fire.

==Geography==
Perry Park is located in south-central Douglas County at the foot of the [[Rampart Range]], the eastern edge of the [[Rocky Mountains]] in this area. It is {{convert|15|mi}} southwest of [[Castle Rock, Colorado|Castle Rock]], the Douglas County seat.  Perry Park Ranch is known for the dramatic array of 'red rock'  [[sandstone]] [[rock formation]]s. They are part of the [[Fountain Formation]], which is found along the eastern mountain face of the [[Front Range]].  The [[Pike National Forest]] and Rampart Range neighbor the community to the west.

The Perry Park CDP has an area of {{convert|22.240|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|0.091|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,180 people, 473 households, and 404 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|124.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 495 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.97% of the population.

There were 473 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 43.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $88,408, and the median income for a family was $89,367. Males had a median income of $69,808 versus $51,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $47,574.  About 1.1% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Perry Park CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[United States Census 2000]].}}
{{Historical populations
|title  = Perry Park CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|align  = left
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|2000|1,180
|2010|1,646
|2020|1932
}}
{{clear|left}}

==Education==
The [[Douglas County School District RE-1|Douglas County School District]] serves Perry Park.

==Area events==
The [[Colorado Renaissance Festival]], at Larkspur, is an annual summer event in the area.

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area]]
*[[Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{sister project links}}
*[http://perrypark.org/ Perry Park Metropolitan District]
*[https://www.ppwsd.org/ Perry Park Water & Sanitation District]
*[https://perryparkcc.com/ Perry Park Country Club]
*[https://www.douglas.co.us/ Douglas County website]
*[https://www.dcsdk12.org/ Douglas County School District]
{{Douglas County, Colorado}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Douglas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]
[[Category:Denver metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado]]